James Mays convincingly argues that the declaration "The Lord reigns" is not only a statement of faith but a statement of a particular worldview: that is, there is a God, and all of reality can be understood only in terms of God and God's sovereignty. By addressing the importance of the language associated with the reign of God as expressed in the Psalms, The Lord Reigns offers a way to better understand the relationship between God and creation.
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James Luther Mays is Cyrus M. McCormick Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He was the general editor of the best-selling Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching series, and is author of many books, including Psalms in the Interpretation series and The Lord Reigns: A Theological Handbook to the Psalms.
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Mays' thesis subsumes the "centers" postulated by competing theories,
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Mays' thesis is that the root metaphor of Psalms is the proclamation "the LORD reigns."Prior to reading his book, I was skeptical about that idea, but now I can see his argument has more justification than I had originally thought. A good case can be made that Mays' thesis subsumes the "centers" postulated by competing theories. For example, "torah" as root metaphor can be related to "the LORD reigns" through the observation that the torah in question is not that of Moses but of David which serves to "teach" God's people that "the LORD reigns." The subordination of other central metaphors is even more apparent. Since the Israelite kings reigned as God's regents, the notion of the "messiah" as the center is easily related to "the LORD reigns." Bruggemann's theory on the progression from orientation to disorientation to reorientation can also be viewed as the application of Mays' thesis to the vicissitudes of Israelite experiences. Wisdom psalms extend the notion of "the LORD reigns" beyond God's elect to every nation on earth through the language of creation theology. Other subcategories of Psalms such as creation hymns, hymns of Zion, royal psalms, etc. also have obvious affinities to "the LORD reigns." Mays offers other valuable insights apart from his treatment of the root metaphor behind the Psalms. I particularly like (1) his listing of dissonances between our culture and the world of ancient Israel on pages 9 and 70, (2) his observations on the imprecatory psalms on page 38, (3) his explanation for the absence of lament in modern worship on page 48, and (4) his interpretation of Ps 100 in chapter 8. -- Bill Brewer
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Old Testament, New Testament, Near East, God of Israel, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Hermann Gunkel, Messiah of God, One Hundredth Psalm, Acclaim Yahweh, Lord's Prayer, Mount Zion, Second Samuel, The Third Psalm New!
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In his Confessions Augustine tells how he used the psalms in a period of retreat between his conversion and baptism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, New Testament, Near East, God of Israel, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Hermann Gunkel, Messiah of God, One Hundredth Psalm, Acclaim Yahweh, Lord's Prayer, Mount Zion, Second Samuel, The Third Psalm New!
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- Introduction to Old Testament as Scripture by Brevard S. Childs on 4 pages
- Theology of the Psalms (Continental Commentaries) by Hans Kraus on 4 pages
- Church Dogmatics (14 Volume Set) by Karl Barth on page 65, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Introducing the Psalms by Klaus Seybold in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Praise and Lament in the Psalms by Claus Westermann in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor by William P. Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Living and Active: Scripture in the Economy of Salvation (Sacra Doctrina) by Telford Work on page 205, page 307, and Back Matter
- In the House of the Lord: Inhabiting the Psalms of Lament by Michael Jinkins in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Preaching and Teaching the Psalms by James Luther Mays in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Psalms and Practice: Worship, Virtue, and Authority (Piecing Together) by Stephen Breck Reid on page 38, and page 88
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